From the Files of the Lassen Historical Society: Balloon Invasion
by Susan Couso
Their forces and supplies were depleted, and by June of 1944, the Nazi army was in retreat. By the end of 1944, Germany’s success in the war was all but impossible. In early 1945, Germany was invaded by the Allied forces, and...
Dispatches from the Lucky Land of Lassen
By Jeremy CousoSusanvilleStuff Editor and Publisher
Shade Satica is awesome! Over the course of her standout career on the Lassen High Grizzly Basketball team she has racked up an amazing 1,000 points!
Shade scored her 1,000th point Tuesday night in front of a home crowd...
LHS Partners with Lassen Federal Credit Union to Teach ‘Financial Bite of Reality’
Tuesday morning, as part of a national program coordinated by the Richard Myles Johnson Foundation and credit unions across the country, the nice folks from the Lassen County Federal Credit Union taught Lassen High's eighty Personal Finance students about the 'Bite of Reality.'
The...
From the Files of the Lassen Historical Society: Lassen High’s Funderburgh Problem – Part Two
Did you miss Part One of our story?Click here to read last week's edition.
by Susan Couso
Local judge, Ben Curler, recused himself from the case, and Judge C. A. Paulson was brought in from Weaverville to preside. Curler, while serving as Lassen County District Attorney,...
Sneak Peek: More Than 150 Photos from Best of Broadway Dress Rehearsal
A SusanvilleSnapshots.com Galleryby Marshel and Jeremy Couso
On Saturday we got a chance to take our cameras to the Veterans Hall for a special dress rehearsal of the 2023 Best of Broadway performances and we have more than 150 photos in our SusanvilleSnapshots gallery! Click...
From the Files of the Lassen Historical Society: Lassen High’s Funderburgh Problem – Part One
by Susan Couso
In the 1930’s, Lassen High School was the center of a huge controversy which tore the school and the community into two battling armies, both bent on gaining control and ‘having their way’.
Most everyone is used to the idea that high...
From the Files of the Lassen Historical Society: Jesse ‘Owen’ Gifford
by Susan Couso
For a while there, Jesse ‘Owen’ Gifford seemed to have it all, but it turns out that he didn’t appreciate what he had.
Gifford was born in Georgia in 1895, and was raised by his mother, Mollie, and his stepfather, Alvin Adkins, in...
From the Files of the Lassen Historical Society: The Terrifying Fire Season of 1926
by Susan Couso
In 1924 wildfires had ‘scared the dickens’ out of Lassen County residents as a huge blaze breeched the city limits of Susanville, destroyed property, and threatened the community with even more destruction.
The fire season of 1925 was fairly calm, as no major...
From the Files of the Lassen Historical Society: The Wildfire of 1924
by Susan Couso
One thing that we all know about in Lassen County is wildfire. Fire, of course, is a handy thing, but when out of human control it becomes devastating. Our area has a long history of fires threatening our lives and property.
Susanville’s businesses...
Susanville’s Future Farmers Do Well at Annual Tulelake Field Day
Forty-one students from Susanville's Future Farmers of America team competed Saturday at the annual Tulelake Field Day, bringing home a host of team and individual awards.
In Creed Speaking fourth-high individual went to Aurea Webb and fifth-high individual went to Julia Bruce.
Lily...
From the Files of the Lassen Historical Society: Alta Wageman Jensen
by Susan Couso
Time has a way of changing things, usually for the better, but we need to set aside our chrono-centrism to understand that even in previous eras, most people were trying to do what was best.
Many times, we look back through history and...
Susanville
clear sky
66
°
F
66
°
66
°
19 %
3.5mph
0 %
Wed
66
°
Thu
64
°
Fri
62
°
Sat
51
°
Sun
37
°
The Freshest Susanville Stuff
